SCSO: Man wanted for raping 2 women, attacking 2 others

Spartanburg and Cherokee County deputies have connected two rapes and two attacks to the same man.

The most recent rape case happened in Cherokee County where deputies are looking for a man they say raped a woman on Monday about 6:30 p.m. off U.S. 29 on Seminole Trail near Cowpens.

The woman told deputies the man came to her home and asked to use the phone. He then used a handgun to force his way inside, where he sexually assaulted her, Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller said.

The woman could only give deputies a general description of the man as wearing black shorts with green writing and white T-shirt. She also said he left in a newer model, light-colored vehicle that was possibly silver, gray or light blue.

On Aug. 17 a Spartanburg County woman at Newport Apartments told deputies a man asked to use the bathroom and claimed his car broke down.

She told deputies the man forced his way inside and sexually assaulted her.

Deputies said the same man is connected to two attacks on women in public places. In both of those cases deputies said the women got away.

On Sept. 9 Spartanburg County deputies said the man approached a woman in her car outside of Coin Laundry on Boiling Springs Road.

The victim told News 4 that the man knocked on her car door and asked if she was single.

She said she told him yes and that she was not interested. When she tried to close her door she said he put a gun to her head.

The woman said she knocked the gun away and he took off.

The second attack happened on Thursday night at the Bangkok Bar and Grill on Boiling Springs Road.

A woman told deputies she was at a bachelorette party when she went outside to take a phone call about 10:30 p.m. when she said a man pulled into the parking lot, got out of a car and opened the trunk. She said he then walked up behind her and put his hand over the woman's mouth, telling her to be quiet.

The woman said she began to scream, so the man pushed her on the ground. As she fought back, people came out of the bar and scared the man away.

The incident report said the responding deputy observed scrapes and bleeding on the woman's elbow.

The victim in this case described the man between 25 to 28 years old and wearing an orange polo shirt and khaki shorts. Investigators said he had a short clean-cut hairstyle and shiny white, straight teeth.

Deputies released a sketch of the man.

Investigators said he was seen driving a small silver or gray car, possibly a Toyota or Honda.

Investigators believe the man's actions are escalating.

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